Marcy Berenschot

Marcy Berenschot

In the summer of 2008, Marcy Berenschot found herself at Milwaukee Montessori School after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Science degree in English education and state certification to teach grades 9-12. She began her time at MMS by sharing her love of words and reading with Lower Elementary students and in the following year, started teaching English Language Arts at the Upper Elementary level where she has remained since. In the summer of 2010, she spent two weeks continuing her education of reading and writing pedagogy at the Columbia Teachers College Reading and Writing Project in New York City. Shortly after, she returned to school part-time at UW-Milwaukee to pursue her Master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in reading and concurrently became state certified to teach reading to students from early childhood to age 21. She completed her Master's program in December of 2014.

In anticipation of her professional work, Marcy student taught at Rufus King International Baccalaureate High School and Roosevelt Middle School of the Arts, both in the Milwaukee Public School district. Throughout her schooling, she volunteered both as a writing tutor in both MPS and The Milwaukee Rescue Mission. Additionally, she spent five summers as a camp counselor with the Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee. When she is not teaching, reading, or continuing her own education, Marcy enjoys cooking, exploring the city of Milwaukee with family and friends, traveling, and running. A runner for 15 years, she has completed three half marathons and countless 5Ks throughout the Midwest on both roads and trails.